Category Archives: Shopping

Jack Straw

By R.A. Schenck | Published: October 17, 2009

Possibly the best men’s clothing store in Seattle right now is a small shop down on 1st Avenue called Jack Straw, which opened last year.  It carries excellent selections from a number of high end fashion lines, as well as clothing from more traditional makers.
Address:
1117 1st Ave
Seattle, WA 98101
Website: http://www.jstraw.com/
Blog: http://jackstrawclothing.blogspot.com/

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J.L. Powell’s Fall 2009 Catalog

By R.A. Schenck | Published: October 6, 2009

J.L. Powell’s seasonal catalogs are always something to look forward to. The store has made a business out of selling some of the world’s best products to those who prefer the fields and streams and among their inventory are sweaters from Inis Meáin, boots from Edward Green, and shaving accessories from Truefitt & Hill. [...]

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Drake’s Cardigans, Inspired by Steve McQueen

By R.A. Schenck | Published: October 4, 2009

I was looking around for alternatives to J.Crew’s cashmere shawl collar cardigan this morning when I came across these from Drake’s of London.

More info:
We’d been musing about the shawl-collared cardigan ever since we saw William Claxton’s marvellous photo book of Steve McQueen. There’s a series of casual shots taken in Big Sur, with McQueen [...]

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Margaret Howell in at South Willard

By R.A. Schenck | Published: September 27, 2009

MHL FW2009 has finally arrived at South Willard. We’ve been needing a U.S. based stockist for awhile.

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Brooks Brothers Website Redesign

By R.A. Schenck | Published: September 17, 2009

Brooks Brothers just updated their website today with a new redesign. It’s much easier to navigate through now, and I think it’s the first time I’ve seen them update the site like this since as long as I’ve been visiting it. Good job to the folks on their site team!

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Paul’s Hat Works

By R.A. Schenck | Published: September 15, 2009

Now for some brighter news, Paul’s Hat Works in San Fransisco is under new management.  From The Chronicle:
She began a long conversation with Michael Harris, the owner, manager and entire staff of Paul’s Hat Works. Harris showed her his vast – and unsold – inventory of Panama hats, felt hats, top hats, antique hat boxes, [...]

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Hejfina is Closing

By R.A. Schenck | Published: September 14, 2009

I was pretty disappointed to hear news that one of my favorite stores in Chicago is closing this month.  Hejfina had distinguished itself from other small clothing stores with the owner’s hard work in picking out excellent selections for both women and menswear, but apparently this was not enough to save itself during a hard [...]

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4th of July Sales

By R.A. Schenck | Published: July 2, 2009

Some more sales for summer:

Winn Perry – 50% off selected items. I highly recommend the Drakes scarves. (info)
Ian – 50% off mostly everything except for the new stuff. (info)
Drinkwater’s Cambridge – 40% off selected items, including Engineered Garments.
Kuhlman Seattle – 20-70% off selected items. (info)

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Red Brick Soul Shoes

By R.A. Schenck | Published: June 28, 2009

The Red Brick Soul shoe line from Mark McNairy is now available online for purchase at epauletshop.com in two different styles, the Fred white bucks and the Lincoln tan suede loafers.

Hopefully more will be available soon (I’m holding out for some of the blue suede chukka boots and saddle shoes).

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Summer Sales

By R.A. Schenck | Published: June 21, 2009

Here are a few sales to kick off summer. Both Hejfina and Ian still have a good selection of Engineered Garments left, so be sure to check them out.
Hejfina – 50% off
Ian – 40% off
Blackbird – 30-60% off selected items
Barney’s – 40-60% off selected items
Leffot – 30% off selected items (Artioli, Aubercy, Church’s, Corthay, [...]

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Leather Soul is Coming to California!

By R.A. Schenck | Published: May 25, 2009

I just saw this bit of news over on Leather Soul’s website:

Dear Friends of Leather Soul,
I am extremely pleased to announce that I will be opening a Leather Soul store in Beverly Hills, California!
When I opened my first store back in 2004, I would have never imagined that I would be opening a store on [...]

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Mister Freedom tshirts for J.Crew

By R.A. Schenck | Published: May 23, 2009

Now available online: http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/MensBrowse/Men_Shop_By_Category/polostees.jsp

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